Requirements

Your VPN username and password to connect to VPN and / or the Smart DNS key to connect to Smart DNS. You can find them in the client area on our website, by going to your package.

Install CactusVPN app.

Go to App Store from your iOS device.

Tap on “Search” (2).

Type “cactusvpn” in the search field (3) and tap on the first result you see – “cactusvpn – vpn and smart dns services” (4).

Tap on download icon (5)

Tap on “Open” (6)

On the sign in screen you have two options: to sign in to use our VPN services or to sign in to use our Smart DNS services. You can do this by tapping on the “VPN” or “Smart DNS” tabs from the bottom of the screen.

Connect to VPN

To sign in to VPN you should make sure the “VPN” tab (10) is selected.

Type your VPN username and password (7). You can find them in the client area on our website, by going to your package. Make sure you use your VPN username and password and NOT the client area credentials (What is the difference?).

Tap on “Sign in” (8).

If you forgot your password, tap on “Forgot your password?” (9) and if you want to order our services, tap on “Order VPN + Smart DNS” (9).

Tap on the button (11) below the “Choose your location:” title to choose the VPN server location you want to connect to.

Choose the VPN server location (12) you want to connect to and tap on the back icon (13).

Tap on “Connect” (14).

A notification will appear asking if you allow to add VPN configurations. Tap on “Agree” (15).

A small “VPN” icon (16) will appear on the top of the screen. That means you are connected to VPN.

Tap on “Dinsconnect” (17) to disconnect from VPN.

You can configure how the app works by tapping on the menu icon (18).

Tap on “Settings” (19).

You’ll see all the Settings:

“Sign in at app start” – sign in into your account when CactusVPN app starts.

“Websites region” (26) – choose the region that will be used for multi-regional websites.

“DNS Server” (27) – choose the one that is closest to you.

After tapping the “Enable Smart DNS” button, you will get a notification that our app is trying to create a VPN connection. Don’t worry! It will be a simulated VPN connection where both VPN server and client are your mobile device. We use it so you could have Smart DNS access regardless if you are connected to WiFi or using mobile data. Tap on “Allow” (28).

You can configure how the app works. To do that tap on menu icon (29).

Tap on “Settings” (30).

You’ll see all the Settings:

“Update IP every” – set up how often your IP will be automatically updated. That’s useful when you ISP often changes your IP address.

“Sign in at app start” – sign in into your account when CactusVPN app starts.